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Should states retain primary control over interstate river water under federal compacts?

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The facts

The Rio Grande Compact, signed in 1938, allocates water among Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas along the 1,900-mile river.

Texas sued New Mexico in 2013, alleging excessive groundwater pumping near the border reduced Rio Grande flows owed to Texas under the compact.

The U.S. Supreme Court in 2024 approved a settlement among the three states, ending more than a decade of litigation over Rio Grande water management.

The federal government had objected to the state settlement, arguing it could affect U.S. treaty obligations to deliver water to Mexico under a 1906 agreement.

The Rio Grande basin has experienced a multi-decade drought, with U.S. Bureau of Reclamation data showing reservoir storage at a fraction of historical averages.

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Should states retain primary control over interstate river water under federal compacts?

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Yes — states should manage their own water allocations with minimal federal involvement0%

Yes — but federal agencies should mediate when states cannot agree0%

No — the federal government should have stronger authority over shared rivers0%

No — interstate rivers should be managed by a dedicated federal water authority0%

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How states are voting

Demo data

Once geographic aggregates ship, this section shows your state and the most dramatic agreement/disagreement around the country.

Virginia

55% Yes

Your state

Florida

51% No

leans opposite

Pennsylvania

53% Yes

close split

Michigan

57% Yes

strongest shift

Texas

54% No

disagrees

Georgia

50% Yes

nearly tied

Northeast

58% Yes

South

47% Yes

Midwest

54% Yes

West

61% Yes

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YES gained 4% nationally in the last hour as new votes surged from the Northeast.

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Florida flipped toward NO after trending narrowly YES earlier this afternoon.

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1,248 new votes were submitted in the last 10 minutes.

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Yes — states should manage their own water allocations with minimal federal involvement0%

Yes — but federal agencies should mediate when states cannot agree0%

No — the federal government should have stronger authority over shared rivers0%

No — interstate rivers should be managed by a dedicated federal water authority0%